Jim Searing

A treehouse of knowledge, ideas and perspectives on trees, forests, conservation, arboriculture and urban forestry.

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

New study finds forest soils accumulating microplastics at a high rate since 1950s when plastics started proliferating https://t.co/kPgqC3Kq47

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

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[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Texas A&M Researchers Find New Defenses Against Hard-To-Treat Tree Diseases--Spinach Defensins https://t.co/XztAquEzhj

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

‘A living collective’: study shows trees synchronise electrical signals during a solar eclipse https://t.co/6U0ZFpKMOf

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Scientists identify a new tree species - Tessmannia princeps - a member of the Fabaceae family, in Tanzania. The tree can grow to 130', almost 9' in diameter with a lifespan of 2,000-3,000 years. https://t.co/XMnPREdNpE

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Trees might need more help to survive climate change challenges, CSU study finds https://t.co/WCI3Wnobch

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Extreme measures: Screening to protect Florida orange trees under siege from citrus greening https://t.co/ELd6DHgYS5

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Farm to Forest Carbon Removal Attracting More Investment https://t.co/sXsl8Y0e0D

[The English Oak Project @TheKentAcorn]

A selection of Oak buds from Eastern North America

Source: Feral Foraging

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Tree Coverage Linked to Lower Incidence of Six Cardiovascular Conditions - InventUM https://t.co/vBJ8Kriqjt

[Uist Arts Association @UistArts]

Forgotten Woodlands / Coilltean Caillte: an online map of 15,000 Scottish place names that suggest the presence of woodland https://t.co/Dirm3xPE3m

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Trees reveal a climate surprise—their bark removes methane from the atmosphere – The NAU Review https://t.co/YJXseG6mN9

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Where the quest to develop a blight resistant GMO American chestnut went wrong. Kate Morgan's insightful article in New York Magazine reveals new details. #TACF #science #integrity https://t.co/JM9nB6HuP1

[Nate @Nature_Nate1]

~470,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year in the US.

When it comes to ticks, what you don’t know CAN hurt you.

Here’s 7 tips that’ll keep you safe from these tiny parasites and their diseases:

[A Thread]

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

American Chestnut: the Struggle to Save the ‘Redwood of the East’ | via Worldmagazine #TACF https://t.co/tbe5K6vLd2

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

A village in Germany whose houses are built on giant blocks that look like tree stumps

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Brown bears confounding restoration efforts by digging up artificial forests. University of Tokyo scientists find that bears seeking cicada nymphs damaged tree roots and altered the soil nitrogen content which limits diameter growth of trees. #Forests https://t.co/t1r6pwO2tc

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

New website Explore Fall for tracking fall color change https://t.co/6g5qsOmqne

[Eric Wiseman @vtarborist]

Mapping the colors of autumn.
"Peter Forister is a 2019 Virginia Tech grad who earned a degree in geography with a minor in meteorology. He is building maps for Explore Fall, a website that lets users know the level of color anywhere in the United States."
https://t.co/rFi2ybIBIK

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

Why the loss of an iconic tree, such as Sycamore Gap, or even one nearer to home, elicits grief from so many people. https://t.co/VmhHhjxrGz

[Jim Searing @TreeStrategist]

In Japan,distillers are gearing up to produce Tree Sake after discovering new ways to extract sugars from wood https://t.co/rTXO3TH3dz